Paper-cutting machine



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PAPERLCUTTING AMACHINE Frank M. Hin, Walpole, and James W. Gom

Taunton, Mass., assignors, ments, to HarrsfSeybold Company, l Ohio,v a corporation of Delaware by mesne assign- Cleveland,

Application ovember 13, 1947; Serial No. 785,700

.capacity and adapted-'to be used where the expense of such a machine is warranted. The second type of machine may be designated as a hand operated machine which is adapted to the needs of a eld of users that require a lesser capacity or wherein the added expense of a power machine is unwarranted.

It has been the general practice to provide a hand operated fibrous sheet cutting machine with atable on which a stack of sheets to be trimmed or `cut may be disposed. Adjustments for positioning the stack usually require the operator to move around the machine :and consume .a cons iderable amount of time. A separate hand' operation is likewise required to clamp the stack adjacent to the cutting knife and an independent device is provided to force the cutting knife through the stack. Still another manual opera. tion is required to release `the 'stack clamp.

Accordingly, one of thel primary objects ofthe present' invention is to provide a hand operated machine for cutting'v or trimming a stack of lib'rous'sheets and where-in the adjustments for positioning the stack andthe means for clamp-v ingthe stack and operating the cutting knife are arranged in a manner that permits the operator tor manually perform the functions from'substantially a single convenient operating position.

Another principal object of the invention is to simplify andcombine the operation of clamping the stack and actuating the cutting knife and in a. manner whereby the clamping mechanism functions in a positive relation in advance of the beginning of movement of the cutting knife.

' Still another object of the invention is to provide improved means for actuating the cutting knife' whereby thecapacity of the machine is increased and the manual power required is reduced substantially.'

i `A` further object of theinvention is to 'construct a machilrieof thepresent character wherein the cutting edge of thelknife is automaticallyV guarded whenthe knife is disposed in its inoperative position and in a direct relation to the'position of the stack' clamp. f, A 'still further object ofjthe' invention is to provide a machine forcutting or trin'imingV a stackpo'f librousvsheets that is simple :and efficient with a minimum/of working parl-.s that'maybe `nianually actuated with a reasonablefamount of ort; Y,

5 Claims. (ol. 164-54) j The foregoing objects are intended as a general explanation and are not to be construed as limiting the-invention thereto as other objects and advantages will become apparent from the fol-- lowing detailed description of a preferred form of the invention :as illustrated by the accompany@ ing drawings and forming a part hereof.v Y Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a front elevation'of the machine.A Fig. 2 is a right hand side elevation of the finachine shown at Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially along line 3-3, Fig. 1. f v l Fig. 4 is a plan view of the machine asillustrated at Fig. 1. i i Fig. 5 is a front View assembly detail of the main shaft, knife holder and stack clamp withv the single operating lever.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional elevation of the main shaft, knife holder and stack clamp with their operating connections and mechanism. Fig. '7 is a view corresponding substantially to Fig. 6 but shows some of the partsin a different position.

Fig. 8 is a front view detail of one of the knife holder push rods and its supporting shaft.

Fig. 9 is a sideelevation of the push rod shown at Fig. 8. i

Fig. 10 is a front View detail of rack. Y Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the rack shown at Fig. 10.

Fig.v 12 is a section taken substantially along line I2-I2, Fig. fl.

Fig. 13 is a detail of the back gauge carrier shown in Fig. l2.

Fig.`14 is a section line III-I4, Fig. l.

Fig. 15 is a front elevation of the forward table support. f

Fig. '16 is a side elevation of the table support shown at Fig. 15, and

Fig. 17 is a longitudinal section taken substantially along line II-I 1, Fig. 4.

Fig. 18 is a plan view detail of one of the'back gauge band clamps.

Fig. 19 is a section taken substantially along line I9-I9, Fig. 5.

The machine frame and tables i the operating taken substantiallyr along The machine is provided with opposed side frames IIl, I I that are retained in a spaced apart relation by a rear brace frame I2 and a front brace frame I3. A table I4 is supported by the machine frames and is adapted to receive a stack of the material'A that is to be operated upon. Secured to the front of each side frame I0',TII is a pair of supplemental side frames I5, I 6 that are retained .in a spaced apart relation relative to the front faces of the side fra-mes IIJ; 'I'I' by Y means of spacers I 'I disposed between the ilanged faces of each side frame I0, I I and its associated front frame I5, I6. Each supplemental or front side frame I5, I6 is provided with an extension I5a, IIa that is provided with a horizontally dis:V posed guide adapted to slidably supporta front.

table 2I. The inner end face 2m is yieldingly urged against the forward end face I4a of ythe material supporting table Illlfor a purpose togbe Y further described.

The combined baclc gauge and measuring device Fiscali. asscoiateolwitli the maehioeside frame supnortiriatable .l is Vsnide rail to sliolololy erinnert a l1 der 1s sauge, 34 is attaehedes snot/nat :Fia .12 the taoleeouse .24 011th@ weer ieee of the table 1.4 .and ,isnrovided with forwardly extending ribs 24a having and' feeee 2417 that are adapted to engage -Wth a s tal of the material positioned the table face between the `beet sauge end .the .euttins knife to loe heleeinafter described. This back gauge `2,4 is provided with a vertically extending bearing v.21,10 that rot ably supports a stud 25, see Fig. 17, havinga r ef slamp dises 2-6. A2 YSeemed to its upper portion- These clamp discs, one 26 'of which is shown `)in detail at ,Fia 1.8, are eeeh .Provided Witt-1 e 51011128 thetextenels from its leere '.25 :te the @1415er Per-ipk ery of the disc. Each disc is also provided with o noten ,3 6 and o ,ein 3.1 and eeel,1 dise ein '3i engages in a hole --in the terminating endof ua pair of steeltapest, In the present instance o substantially il-v-.Vshened 91eme ,member 34.111@- eeeeeee with the dise ein 3l and ifs :Seemed to the clamp disc by means of a bolt 3,5 .that engages :in .e tefeededbore .35e in the feleeesises 26. 2l for a. onerose to he later deeeribes Y best illustrated at Fig. 117, the lower'steel tape 32' engages one side of and has its opposed end secured :to a drum 35 that is secured tothe lower end of a shaft 37 rotatably mounted Ain a suitable stationary bearing bracket 3:8 .secured to the machine frame. The upper steep tapes?, having .one end secured to the disc 121, passes around an idler 39 that is rotatably -moiinted `on a .stud 4,0 that is .xedly supportedin a suitable bearing 4I affixed to the guide rail 1.22. This .tape 3 3 engages with vthe opposite sideof theldruin-SG from the lower tape 32 and likewise has'itstenrmir nating end secured to the Idrum ,3;6." YJSxevcuredtol the upper end of the frontV shaft 31 is a ,hand wheel .42 having a `face 42a which is .provided with suitable graduations (not shown) such .as are .in general use l,and adapted.to4 cdactlwith a exea pointer .is in the-rotating ,and positioning the llenewheel 42, and its .related ,'metl'zumentalil ties.

' The front lend stack clamp and cutting -kmlyev The top stack clamp comprises a carrier 44 that extends transversely of the machine and is provided with opposed end portions 44a `that engage inthe machine ro'ntend 1guide-ways I9, Y2l). llhis carrier 44 is provided lwitha recess Ylit-b adapted vtti-receive Va strip of replaceable material ,lllthat is secured lto 'the .j carrier 44 ,bymeans of aj clamp strip .43. This strip or material 4,6 `is .0f Such character that the sharpenededgepf the cutting knifeavillnot bedamaged when engaged therewith.A f Y l fk gliilewiseiextending. transversely 'of thema'chine is a knife holder 48 with its opposed ends engaginein the freni eed guide-reife It' @tiene Pivotally'connected with the"`machine frame'byV means of a link 43a. The cuttingr knife 49 is secured to the holder 48 by suitable means and its horizontal plane may be adjusted, as in this instance, by suitable adjusting screws 50.

vvSlidably disposed rin the lower part of each of lthe gudeeways I9, 2 are bearing blocks 5I, -52

that'rotatablysupport the opposed end portions of a shaft 53 having an operating lever 54 secured t to one end thereof, e

Disposed between the knife holder 48 and the shaft is a pair of push rods `55 that are vertically movable in suitable guide-ways. The lower end of each of the push rods ',has its bearing on .the Shaft 53 and .the upper .ends .ofthe rods are pro; vided rotatable rollers .6that engage with the knife holder 48 in a vma.nner that retains the Shaft 53 ,and knife holder A8 a .determinate spaced apart relation- Y -Sears .51 are secured to the .opposed end por: tions of the shaft '53 and tl1ese sears mesh with. teeth formed the lower .end of vertically .su d

r members 5,8 .that are pivotalzly connected .to he carrier i4- .Pivotal-.lv eonneoted to the machine Side fre-trie IP ,e @foot levier .5.9. that engages, with one .of :the members ..58 in .a marmer whereby the members a8 ,may be eaused to move downwardly when pressure le eserted on this ,foot lever @a Operation of the machine the back snide 24 to wetting 1in of the n .e 49., ,e ,k, `.,v.r..x...` the operator Vdepresses the `foot lever v5,9 both of the l'clar'np links A .are ,caused to Ab moved downwardly against vthe 4'action .offtheir .r turn eponge ,5.8 iurltililie slamp bar 441e" the eier-.ward end -oiiae' @per ieee n ne of steek ,A with the el n.19 hier .eine t6 et thirteen tenement either -ict eerie b retete'eutheeheft Pini 514 veeeFieei ks the `,operati g fleyergio its 'rearward ,iiilieragtiiiepsiuon toa rrwar taeunoereide ieee of toegerekend' the@ Siebe cut. Continued 'forward movementggfjhbpating lever 04 rwill .cause furtherrotation. of lthe regardless of the thickness of height of the stack the knife 49 does not begin to elevate until the stack clamp 44 bears against the upper face of the stack A and acts as a stop for the rack teeth 58h and rotative movement of the pinions 51 will not function to elevate the cutting knife 49 until downward movement of the rack teeth 58h is arrested and thus forms a desirable safety feature.

As above described, the knife holder 48 has one end of a link 48a pivoted thereto with the opposed end of the link pivoted to a fixed support associated with the machine frame. This link 48a causes the knife holder 48 and knife 49 to be moved to a degree in a horizontal direction simultaneously with the vertical elevation of the holder 48 and together produce an angular shear through the thickness of the stack.

After the above cutting function has been completed, the operating handle 54 is released and the springs 58a urge the elements to their normal inoperative positions.

As arranged in the present structure, the cutting edge of the knife 49 is inoperatively disposed below the top face planes of the stack supporting table I4 and the slidable front table 2l. As the beveled upper cutting edge of the knife 49 is elevated and engages with the forward edge 2Ia of the slidable table 2l the table is moved forward as the knife continues its upward movement and conversely, as the knife 49 is lowered to its inoperative position the spring again urges the table edge 2 la into engagement with the forward edge of the machine table I 4 and thus the cutting edge of the knife is again guarded.

While the form and arrangement of the parts as shown in the drawings and as above described are preferred, the invention is not to be limited to such form and arrangement except so far as the claims may be so limited, it being understood that changes might well be made in the form and arrangement of the parts by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and in which it is the intention to claim all novelty inherent in the invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine of the character specified comprising opposed side frames and a table for supporting material to be operated upon; oppositely disposed guide members associated with the forward end of said frame and table; a clamp member disposed above the face plane of said table and extending transversely thereof with opposed end portions of said clamp engaging with said guide members; a knife disposed below said table adjacent the forward end and extending transversely thereof; a knife holder for said knife and having its opposed end portions engaging with said guide members; a transverse shaft rotatably and bodily movable in said guide members with pinions secured to said shaft; connections associated with said clamp and including racks for each connection that are adapted for engagement with said pinions; other connections disposed between said shaft and said knife holder for moving said knife holder upwardly in direct relation to and with the same extent of movement as the bodily movement of said shaft; an operating member secured to said shaft and whereby rotative movement is imparted to said shaft to cause initial downward travel of said clamp into engagement with the work before upward movement of said knife occurs.

2. A machine of the character specified that includes a supporting table for a stack of material to be operated upon and a coacting clamp and cutting knife positioned relative to the forward end of the table, a single control means for actuating said clamp and knife in opposed operative and inoperative directions in sequence said means including rack bars connected to said clamp, a shaft, means for guiding said shaft for vertical bodily movemenlt, pinions carried by said shaft and engaging said rack bars, means for supporting said knife directly from said shaft for upward travel therewith, a lever on said shaft for rotation thereof to cause initial downward travel of said rack in response to rotation of said pinions and consequent engagement of said clamp with the stack of material, said lever causing upward bodily travel of said shaft, said pinions and said knife in response to further lever movement following engagement of said clamp with said stack.

3. A machine as defined in claim 1 including means directly connected :with said clamp actuating connections for yieldably urging said clamp to a raised clearance position.

4. A machine as defined in claim 2 including a foot pedal, and connections for causing initial downward movement of said rack bars and corresponding forward travel of said lever in response to actuation of said pedal.

5. A machine for cutting work material having in combination, a support for said material, a reciprocally movable coacting clamp and cutting knife, and means for actuating said clamp and knife into opposed operative and inoperative positions, said means including connecting elements for said clamp and knife in which a rotatable pinion meshes with a gear rack, means for guiding said clamp and rack for movement in a straight line path between said operative and inoperative positions, means including a shaft for rotating said pinion, means for guiding said shaft and pinion for movement in a path parallel with said straight line path, means for normally biasing both said clamp and said knife toward their respective inoperative positions-means connectting said rack with said clamp for effecting clamping movement thereof prior to knife movement, connections from said shaft directly to said knife to effect cutting movement thereof following the stopping of said clamping movement, and means for rotating said shaft to actuate said machine in initially clamping and then cutting said work material.

FRANK M. HILL. JAMES W. GOFF.

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